LOST AMERICAN RAILROAD's : Where did they go
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- Опубликовано: 1 апр 2024
- A never before seen chapter from our movies "Chessie and Seaboard Hall of Fame"
Have you wondered what ever happened to some of the railroads you grew up with? This presentation could shed some light on those thoughts and at the same time, bring back visions of many things that have vanished from the railroad scene. The Seaboard Coast Line merger of the combined Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line began in the 1960s. The SCL had famous passenger trains that maintained their popularity until 1971.
The mergers and their strategies are explained with some of the hidden history behind all the big changes in eastern railroading. This feature uses numerous maps and graphics created for this feature to put everything into historic and geographic focus.
This presentation is really two shows brought together into a two hour double-feature.
See the B&O, C&O and Western Maryland in both freight and passenger trains in a time-period that had far more variety in road names, equipment and methods of operation. Don’t miss those beautiful B&O passenger trains that proudly carried the nation’s capitol dome on their nose.
See a colorful mix of first and second generation diesels through many of their paint scheme phases. This two hour feature explains how the C&O and the B&O were first merged together -- and how the Western Maryland came into the picture to form the Chessie System.
If you miss those colorful Chessie System diesels, this feature has near-new looking examples of them in this presentation.
This presentation explains how the L&N came into the picture and how the Seaboard Coastline, the L&N, the Clinchfield, and several other smaller roads, were marketed as the Family Lines in the 1970s.
The Family Lines era of the 1970s became the Seaboard System by 1982 and those colors come back to life as well.
The Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac, or RF&P, was a 113-mile long double-tracked bridge line that neatly linked northern and southern roads together. This presentation brings the last 20-years of that roads independence to your screen.
The 1970s became an especially difficult time for many railroads. The bankruptcies, and little-known “could-have-been” mergers, of that era are explained. This was the virtual “minefield” that Chessie and the Seaboard had to operate in. They both emerged in good shape for their eventual merger into the CSX. 
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This one is right down my alley. I worked as a brakeman/Flagman on the SCL. SCL trainman ID # 175866.
Really enjoyed this video..brings back memories for me when I railfanned back in the 70s and 80s. Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it, the 1970's and 80's were magical time in railroading!
It's nice to see 3 track era Collier on youtube again after e44e33's channel randomly vanished.
Awesome and informative video....I'm a Chessie baby but was always captivated when the occasional predecessor equipment would come through.....❤❤❤
There were so many colorful and interesting railroads in this region, often times you would never know what railroad would show up next.
The Chessie Cat Scheme is among our favorite, but we also like the ACL, SAL, Family Lines and Seaboard Coast Line.
great informative video.
I hope you will make an equal movies like this one about the Southern Pacific Railroad.....
We have a ton of SP history at our website www,cspmovies.com
I wonder how many of these Florida locations we’ve seen in Danny Harmon’s excellent videos? @DistantSignal
Many of his locations are shown, but these were taken back almost 40 years ago! Visions you can no longer see today! Thanks for supporting our channel!
thank you great detail video
love my family line
We love Family Line's too!
1:00 i don’t live far from here, i live next to the old FG&S line
The SCL merger happened in 1967, not 1963. Very informative video, nonetheless.
Family Lines paint didn't exist until 1976-77. Not 1972.
Thanks Jeffrey for the correction and your support of our channel!